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Subject:Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
From:Mark Belanger
Date:Thu, 20 Mar 2003 19:59:28 -0800

David Brodbeck wrote:
> To the poster who said they were rewarded by new oil leaks after
> cleaning -- were they *really* new, or just old ones that weren't
> obvious because the engine was dirty?

That was me...  Clearly they were old leaks(and old on a Ford or Jeep),
but the point was that leaving well enough alone prevented expensive,
unneeded work.  It's part of the Granville King school of thought.  He
was the author of the "Jeep Bible" and felt a good oil leak managed to
prevent rust and that was about it...

As I've learned about my explosive new vehicle, such a viewpoint doesn't
work...

-MB
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